For Nats fans in a bar to make equivalent noise to NBA fans in a bar, in early June, is a pretty big change from the past. And if you watch Harper’s post-game MASN interview, you can hear a sizable group of people chanting “Bryce, Bryce, Bryce” in the background.

The guys on the MLB Network were similarly taken by the moment.

“Hey Bryce, it’s Dan Plesac,” Dan Plesac said later that night. “It’s been terrific and fun to watch you play in this short period of time. I’m amazed at 19 the things that you can do on a ballfield,” he said, which isn’t really a question.

Harper, meantime, credited not his talent nor the Lord above, but a different sort of deity.

“It was a great team effort tonight, Detwiler came in and carved, and it was just a great experience, it was awesome, I loved it,” he told Kristina Akra, before getting his Ga­tor­ade shower. “I think the baseball gods helped me out a little bit there. They helped me out a lot.”

BECAUSE YOU DON’T READ THE PAPER...Kilgore nailed the Nats gamer, starting with Harper smelling his shirt in the clubhouse.

This column by Mike Wise will get ‘em talking: “Leonsis and Snyder have won the same number of championships, but Snyder has spent a heck of a lot more of his money trying to get one. That might make Leonsis a shrewder businessman, but a Washington sports fan could legitimately ask, Which guy wants to win more?”

“It was typical Open Cup game: referees are lousy, they always are, for both teams. Every Open Cup game, it just turns into circus. Maybe that’s the fun of the Open Cup, but it’s an absolute zoo every game. It gets old.”

“Honestly, he’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen,” Desmond said.

Poor Kristina Akra. After getting involved in at least three Ga­tor­ade showers, she bolted early Tuesday night, and ran into a MASN camera. Bryce later asked her if she got wet; she did not. Don’t hate me, Kristina. Pic via @RyanJKelly.

WHAT TO WATCH TODAYThe Nats host the Mets at 7 on MASN2. The Orioles are in Boston at 7 on MASN. The must-watch Western Conference Finals are at 9 on TNT. All TV/Radio listings are here.

OTHER STUFFIf you’re a LeBron hater, you must read Woj. “One more loss, and Armageddon awaits for this franchise and its stars. One more loss, and the wall could come tumbling down on LeBron James.”

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